5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Sophie Kinsella
USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1. Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella (The Dial Press, fiction, on sale Feb. 13)
What it’s about: A happily married couple discover that their plan to keep surprising each other — dubbed Project Surprise Me — was perhaps not the greatest idea.
The buzz: Ten of Kinsella’s comic novels have made USA TODAY’s top 20.
2. Wallis in Love by Andrew Morton (Grand Central, non-fiction, on sale Feb. 13)
What it’s about: A biography of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, the infamous American divorceé who prompted England’s King Edward VIII to abdicate for love.
The buzz: Morton, best known for Diana: Her True Story, is also writing a biography of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s fianceé (title: Meghan: A Hollywood Princess), that’s due out in April.
3. The Kremlin’s Candidate by Jason Matthews (Scribner, fiction, on sale Feb. 13)
What it’s about: In the third book in the Red Sparrow trilogy featuring Russian double agent Dominika Egorova and her lover, CIA agent Nate Nash, a Russian mole is poised to become the CIA's director.
The buzz: Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton star in the film adaptation of Red Sparrow, opening March 2.
4. The Kiss: Intimacies From Writers, edited by Brian Turner (Norton, non-fiction and fiction, on sale Feb. 13)
What it’s about: Essays, stories and poems about memorable kisses.
The buzz: Pucker up with this title just in time for Valentine’s Day.
5. Mrs. by Caitlin Macy (Lee Boudreaux Books/Little, Brown, fiction, on sale Feb. 13)
What it’s about: Anxieties among upper-crust mothers at St. Timothy’s school in New York are at the heart of this novel earning comparisons with Big Little Lies.
The buzz: “Entertaining … sharply observed,” says Kirkus Reviews.